Voordewind Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voordewind Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Before the wind. (variant: van der Wind.)

Voordewind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Voordewind Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Before the wind. (variant: van der Wind.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Voordewind Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Voordewind Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Voordewind is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Voordewind click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voordewind? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Voordewind reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 301,557. In The Netherlands Voordewind is most numerous in: North Holland, where 57 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and Friesland, where 13 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Voordewind Last Name Statistics demography

Voordewind earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.77% more than the national average, earning R 370,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
voor de Wind9111/
Bordewijn741/
Vordenade741/
Verdend712/
Vrudend711/
Voordenhout6772/
Bordewen671/
Vardindi671/
Vardinid671/
Varade Indu671/
Bordebn590/

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